Container having slidable closure



Jan. 15, 1952 v. R. SHERIDAN 2,582,360

CONTAINER HAVING SLIDABLE. CLOSURE Filed May 24, 1946 Patented Jan. 15,1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,582,360 CONTAINER HAVING SLIDABLECLOSURE rgi ia B.- She id n, Qhicaem Ill- Application May 24,, 1946,Serial No. 672,089

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to face powder containers such as boxes, compactsand the like, which are ordinarily of suificient thinness or crosssection to fit within a womans purse or bag.

This invention further relates to an improvement in face powdercontainers, compacts and the like, which are streamlined tobetter fit apurse or bag and which may be made of suitable material such as aplastic of relatively lightweight and attractive appearance withaccommodation for powder or a powder box or container and a puff and hasa movable window for exposing the powder or just the desired smallportion or area thereof for application of the puff to acquire powderthereon for use, without spilling or wasting the powder.

Powder compacts, vanity boxes and the like which women are accustomed tocarrying with them ordinarily have a movable lid. The lids areordinarily of the friction fitting type and have a peripheral fiangewhich fits over the upper rim of the container. The lids are oftenhinged to the container and have space within the lid for housing amirror and a powder puff, chamois or tissue for use in applying thepowder.

The attractiveness and convenience of the container has a marked effecton the saleability of the powder but this is reduced due to otherobjectionable features. One of the greatest defects which I have notedin face powder containers of the type specified is that when the lid isremoved and the whole area of the box open for use, too much powder istaken up by the chamois or tissue and it is thereby wasted and thepowder is so light and fluffy that it spills out during use andcontaminates the purse or bag. The spilling of powder, during use orwhen the lid is improperly applied is very annoying and wasteful.

It is the object of my invention to provide a container having anauxiliary cover which is ordinarily not removed during use of the powderand which is provided with means for rendering a small area of thepowder available for use. It is further my object to provide a containerwhich is substantially leak proof and spill proof.

Another object of the invention is to provide a container having anauxiliary cover, which is not removed during the use of the powder, butwhich may be removed for reuse with the same container after refillingthe latter or with another container, in which case, it may beseparately made and supplied for use therewith, or it may beincorporated in the container or compact in the manufacture or assemblythereof before or after filling.

The above objects and other objects resulting in economy andattractiveness of appearance I accomplish by that certain combinationand arrangement of parts of which I'have shown a preferred embodiment.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a powder compact or container with themovable lid open.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of my auxiliary cover.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, but withthe window closed.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of another form of powder compact orcontainer in accordance with the invention, with the sliding windowopen.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view thereof partly broken away.

Fig. '7 is a longitudinal section taken on the line l-'l of Fig. 6.

Figs. 8 and 9 are transverse sections taken on the lines 8-8 and 9- ofFig. 6, and

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary transverse section cor responding to Fig. 8,but showing a modified form or alternate construction of window guidemeans.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, thecontainer or compact may be of paper, cardboard, metal or plastic and asillustrated is of the flat type having a round peripheral side wall Iextending up from a bottom wall 2. The container is provided with amovable cover or lid. As shown hinged to the container 3 is the lid orcover 4 which fits over the upper edge of the side wall. The lid l mayhave space inside or underneath as indicated, or otherwise as desired orcommon in the art, for housing a mirror 4a, suitably held in position asby means of a retaining ring or bezel 4b.

Fitting within the container is a disc, auxiliary cover or lid generallyindicated at 5 having a window 6, preferably made of some flexibletransparent-material such as Celluloid, slidably fitting in an opening 1in the disc or auxiliary lid or cover formed thereby. This disc 5 isremovably or permanently secured in position in any desirable way. Itmay be comparatively rigid or slightly flexible so as to fit tight orsnugly within the container and be held by friction and be forced orsnapped into position or fastened within the container at itssurrounding or circumscribing edge within the inner surface of thelateral wall I which together with the disc 5 may be of any desiredshape providing they correspond at the inside of the-container. Thetransparency makes guideways la at the sides of the window opening forthe opposite edges of the window 5 and a thin space lb between the discswithin which the transparent window 6 will fit and slide back andforward from closed to open position and vice versa. The outer ends ofthe openings and win-' dow 6 may be arcuate and the openingsi concentricwith and spaced from the circumscribing or peripheral edges of the discs9 to form spaced rim portions 9a to receive and retain the outer orarcuate end of the window. In this way, a leak proof joint is formed.

In use, the container is removed from the bag and the lid opened. Withthe lid open the auxiliary cover or lid prevents any powder fromspilling out. When the user wishes to apply some of the powder, thewindow is pushed back and a small space is available through which thepuff, chamois or tissue may be inserted to obtain a minimum or just thequantity of powder desired and without wasting or spilling the same.

When the container is empty, the auxiliary cover or lid may be removedand inserted in another container or the original container or compactmay be refilled. While, ordinarily, the disc' or auxiliary cover has afriction fit with the face powder container so as to be removable forreuse in the same or another container, itmay be incorporated in thecontainer or compact during its manufacture.

The auxiliary lid or cover illustrated is formed from paper but otherrelatively stiff or semi-stiff material may be used in a similarstructure.

Referring to the form of the invention shown in Figs. 5 to 10,inclusive, the compact or container is adapted to receive powder, apowder cake, or a compact or powder box of commercial. form, which maybe of paper, cardboard, metal or other suitable material, and consistsof a casing H in the shape shown having a lateralor side wall l2extending up from and formed integral with or secured to a preferablyflat bottom wall l3. The lateral or side wall 12 is substantiallyU-shaped with tapered or downwardly extending ends I4 formed byconvexlycurving the top corners or edges of said ends with the bottomedges terminating in spaced relation to the adjacent end of the bottomwall l3 to form a projecting portion 15 on which a top wall or cover 16is formed or fitted and secured in conformity with the ends and edges ofthe lateral wall and flush or even with the adjacent end of the bottomwall. As shown, the top wall or cover 16 fits on the top edge of thelateral or side wall and extends downwardly at I! to engage at itsbottom edge with the projecting portion 15, so that the outer surface ofthe top wall conforms. with the adjacent end of the bottom wall. Theseparts may be of any suitable material, such as a plastic, for instance,Celluloid, ivory, metal, cardboard or otherwise and may be molded or theparts described secured together to form smoothv surfaces, as by awaterproof cement, at the jgints;

to form a strong and attractive structure whether molded, fused orotherwise constructed. Thus, the receptacle shown is relatively flatwith a transverse semi-circular or rounded end and is vertically taperedat the opposite end, which is rounded or convexed vertically, preferablyat the top to correspond with the ends M of the lateral wall I2 butstraight transversely normal to the parallel legs or sides of thelateral or side wall.

The top wall or cover l6 has an opening it, preferably circular,although it may be of any other suitable shape and a window ii? of someflexible transparent material, such as Celluloid, Lumarith or the like,the same as in the first form, slidably fits the opening in the top. Theopening I8 is concentric with and spaced from the peripheral or arcuateends or edges of the top wall or cover I6 and lateral wall 12 to form achannel and spaced rim portions l8a to snugly receive the outer arcuateend 19a of the window 19 to close the opening and prevent powderleakage.

In the construction shown in Figs. 5 to- 9, inclusive, channels orguideways 26 are provided at the inner surface of the semi-circular orcurved end as between rim portions [8a and branching therefrom orextending along the sides immediately beneath the top wall l6. Thesechannels may be formed of parallel strips as seen in Figs. 7 and 8 madeseparate from or formed into shape with the lateral wall and extendingdown in conformity with the downwardly curved or tapered ends 14 to thetop surface of the bottom wall It. The window I9 is shapedcorrespondingly with the container II that is, with a semi-circular orarcuate end and a straight transverse opposite end, but shorter than thecontainer or casing H and the semi-circular or convexly arcuate orrounded end thereof fits in and conforms to the channel at thesemi-circular or convexly rounded end and rim portions l8a of thecontainer to form a leak-proof joint. An upwardly projecting lug 2| isprovided on the window to form a handle for manipulation thereof and mayengage the back edge of the opening I8 to limit the opening of thewindow or, the straight transverse inner or back end of the window mayengage the top surface of the bottom wall at the inner ends of thechannels for this purpose, although ordinarily the window is not openedthis wide in order to secure a Sllfi'lClBIlt quantity of powder byapplying a puff or chamois thereto unless the powder has been exhaustedat the front, in which event, when the powder is in cake form orcontained in a box, container or compact, it may be turned to replenishthe supply at the front. As illustrated,

the lug 2| is arcuate and its ends will engage the back edge of theopening, as shown in Fig. 6, since the lug has its convex sideconcentric with or conforming to the arc of the convex end, but

' spaced therefrom, and the concave side disposed toward the back. Also,a vertical or inclined transverse partition wall 22 may be providedacross the inside of the container between the bottom, top and sidewalls with its top edge terminating at the channels 20 in spacedrelation to the top wall to permit the window iii to pass in opening andclosing the same and also to reenforce the container and form acompartment 23 at the back. This compartment may take a powder puff orthe like, which may be accessible through a door opening 24 at one sidefor convenient use. Also, as shown in Fig. 10, the lateral or side wallincluding the curved end and the 7 sides as far as the partition 22 maybe thickened or reenforced as at 25, the reenforcement being at theinside, and grooved as at 26 to form channels or guideways for thewindow. To additionally render the container leak-proof at the window orclosure, the rounded end of the channel or guideway may receive apacking or spring strip or wire 21 with its ends anchored in the lateralwall as at 29 or otherwise fastened. This packing spring or stripinterfits with the edge of the window l9 to assist in forming aleak-proof joint or connection, as shown in Fig. 9.

In the use of this form of the invention, a powder puff, chamois' ortissue which may be acquired from the compartment 23 is applied to thepowder after opening the window to expose the same. The window is openedto a proper degree, depending upon the quantity of powder desired, andin this way the acquiring of surplus powder is avoided, as well as wasteand spilling thereof. When the window is closed, the powder cannotescape into a purse or bag.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of theinvention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of suchvariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

In an elongated powder box having a first compartment and a secondcompartment longitudinally aligned, said first compartment having anopening in its top, and both of said compartments having guidewaysunderlying the top walls thereof, the second compartment having a topwall extending in curved formation from a point adjacent the level ofthe top wall of said first compartment to the bottom of said powder box;a flexible cover slidably mounted in said guideways, movable to open andclose the opening in saidfirst compartment, and when in open positionbeing accommodated in said guideways beneath the top of said secondcompartment.

VIRGINIA R. SHERIDAN.

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